Monday, December 19, 2016

Maitland councillor Arch Humphery calls on council to restore historic Dunmore family gravesite

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland councillor Arch Humphery is on a mission to retore the derelict tomb of the pioneering Dunmore Lang family.
The family crypt located opposite Dunmore House on Paterson Road, Largs is a significant part of Maitland’s history many people are unaware of.
Cr Humphery said the family set up the area’s first flour mill on the Paterson River, which employed 350 people. They also built historic Dunmore House, a landmark Hunter building which owners Paris and Mittie Osborne have restored.

Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 12 Dec 2016.